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Software piracy rampant in Serbia: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Software piracy is rampant in Serbia and more than two-thirds of computer programmes sold on the market are illegal copies, a report said Tuesday.

File-sharing pirates attempt new software standard (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A Swedish Web site that promotes trading of pirated movies is developing a new software standard for Internet downloads in a move that could make it easier to swap media files, which is illegal in many countries.

Software piracy seen rampant in Serbia (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - More than three quarters of all software in circulation in Serbia has been copied illegally, giving the country one of the highest rates of software piracy in Europe, a trade group said on Tuesday.

HP location software comes to life (CNET) - Video: HP location software comes to life. Hewlett-Packard's Mscape suite of software applications helps users create location-based games and tours. HP brings its technology, currently in beta, to life with an urban adventure using handheld devices and actors. Here, CNET News.com's Erica Ogg chronicles her journey in San Francisco.

BMC Software Boosts Year Profit Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information technology systems, on Monday raised its fiscal 2008 earnings guidance well above Wall Street expectations, after reporting growth of 34 percent in second-quarter profit.

BMC Software 2Q Earnings Jump 34 Percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - BMC Software, which makes software to manage information technology systems, said Tuesday its fiscal second-quarter earnings surged 34 percent as the company increased revenue and lowered operating costs.

BMC Software Senior VP Exercises Options (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The senior vice president, general manager, of BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information technology systems, exercised options for 10,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.

Mendocino Software taps former Sun executive as CEO (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Mendocino Software has named Kathleen Holmgren president and chief executive officer, the company said Tuesday, succeeding Steve Colman, who takes over as chairman of the Fremont software company.

File-Sharing Pirates Attempt New Software Standard (InformationWeek) - A Swedish Web site that promotes trading of pirated movies is developing a new software standard for Internet downloads.

MSC Software 3Q Loss Narrows (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Simulation software maker MSC Software Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter loss narrowed as lower expenses offset a slight decline in revenue.